A recent United Nations report has found that a total of over one billion tons of food a year is thrown away. This results in emissions of over three million tons of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. The report also stated that one third of all the

More than 95% of all magazines are printed on virgin tree fiber. The U.S. magazine industry accounts for: deforestation of one tree per second, is the second largest industrial consumer of energy and creates nearly seven million tons of GHG yearly.

We all know how recycling is the responsible thing to do given the state of our environment. There has been enough said and written about the benefits of recycling to the community as well the environment.

Americans waste forty percent of the food that they produce each year. Food waste drains natural resources as all the materials and energy inputs used in the production of the food are also lost when it is disposed.

One of Manny Howard's discoveries during the month this summer he ate only the plants he grew and the animals he raised and slaughtered was that his tough-talking plumber was too squeamish to watch chickens be killed for supper.....

Reducing food waste, and waste in general, is not only up to individuals, though don't thump the significance of the decision of each one of us. But, obviously, based on the volume and turnover of food and consumers, businesses can make a major

A little over a centimeter long, the common duckweed, Spirodela polyrrhiza, is often found colonizing ponds and lakes in a carpet of green. With a global distribution, the duckweed family claims the Guinness for some of the smallest, simplest, and

Nowadays, waste management has become a major issue in almost every sector, be it home, factory, office, malls, you name it and every place on this planet is facing this issue. Where the business is concerned, depending on the type of business, one needs

Along with trashing uneaten turkeys, they'll be wasting the resources necessary for its production -- meaning 105 billion gallons of water (enough to supply New York City for over 100 days) and greenhouse gas emissions equivalent to 800,000 car trips

From Thanksgiving to New Years Day, household waste increases by more than 25%. Added food waste, shopping bags, packaging, wrapping paper, bows and ribbons - it all adds up to an additional 1 million tons a week to our landfills. (EPA and Use Less Stuff